Last week, I came down with a cold which turned into a sinus infection. Yesterday, I was concerned that this was all leading to an MS relapse. Today and for the rest of the weekend, I resolve to slow down and make sure my body is healing.

Yesterday, I was really dizzy and having some balance issues and it reminded me of when I first started taking Yoga classes three years ago. At the time, I had ongoing issues with balance and vertigo and Yoga helped me through that in so many ways. At first, I learned that focusing on my breath was not only relaxing but helped me to feel more stable. When I took early morning Yoga classes, I would use some of the balance poses as a gauge for the day. If I couldn’t stabilize in certain poses, I would try others. This reminded me that if something didn’t work for me during the day because of the way my body was responding, I didn’t have to push through it. I could try something else. On the days where it felt like I could hold a balance pose forever, I knew I could be strong for the day.

Yoga continues to remind me that even when I cannot “find the balance”, there is another solution until I can.